xiii, 253 pages : 23 cm

"Michael Clark's bestselling Paradoxes from A to Z is a lively and refreshing introduction to some of the famous puzzles that have troubled thinkers from Zeno and Galileo to Lewis Carroll and Bertrand Russell. He invites you to ponder Achilles and the Tortoise, The Ship of Theseus, Hempel's Ravens, the Prisoners' Dilemma, The Barber Paradox, and many more." "This second edition features ten brain-teasing new paradoxes including the Paradox of Interesting Numbers, the Muddy Children and the Self-Amendment Paradox. Packed full of intriguing conundrums, Paradoxes from A to Z is an ideal introduction to philosophy and perfect for anyone seeking to sharpen up their thinking skills."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references and index

Achilles and the tortoise -- Allais' paradox -- paradox of analysis -- arrow -- barber shop paradox -- Berry's paradox -- Bertrand's box paradox -- Bertrand's (chord) paradox -- paradox of blackmail -- bridge -- Buridan's ass -- cable guy paradox -- Cantor's paradox -- paradox of the charitable trust -- chicken and the egg -- Curry's paradox -- paradox of democracy -- designated student -- paradox of deterrence -- eclipse paradox -- paradox of entailment -- paradox of fiction -- paradox of foreknowledge -- Galileo's paradox -- gentle murder paradox -- paradox of the gods -- Grue (Goodman's 'new riddle of induction') -- heap -- Heraclitus' paradox -- Heterological -- Hilbert's hotel -- Indy paradox -- paradox of inference -- paradox of interesting numbers -- paradox of jurisdiction -- paradox of knowability -- knower -- lawyer -- liar -- lottery -- Lycan's paradox -- paradox of the many -- Monty Hall paradox -- Moore's paradox -- Moral luck -- paradox of the muddy children -- Newcomb's problem -- numbered balls -- paradox of omniscience -- Paradox -- parrondo paradox -- placebo paradox -- paradox of plurality -- prediction paradox -- preface -- paradox of preference -- Prisoners' dilemma -- paradox of the question -- Quinn's paradox -- racecourse -- rakehell -- paradox of the ravens -- Richard's paradox -- Russell's paradox -- St Petersburg paradox -- self-amendment paradox -- Self-deception -- Self-fulfilling belief -- ship of Theseus -- Simpson's paradox -- sleeping beauty -- paradox of soundness -- spaceship -- toxin paradox -- paradox of tragedy -- Tristram Shandy -- Trojan fly -- two-envelope paradox -- unexpected examination -- paradox of validity -- paradox of voting -- Wang's paradox -- xenophobic paradox -- Yablo's paradox -- Zeno's paradoxes

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